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1. Re: Tridget 1500 (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 2 Jul 90 13:05:09 CDT; Well, there you are, Greg. You basically have turned it into a 1275-style car! This does not qualify as an exception to the rule, but a demonstration of it. -- Login name: phile In real life: Philip; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00013.html (6,715 bytes)
2. Parts suppliers, Winner's Circle (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 6 Jul 90 9:00:02 CDT; Winner's Circle 19144 Detroit Road Rocky River, OH 55116 (216) 333-4666 These guys supply go-fast stuff for Spridgets. I do not know if they do other cars. The Sway bar they sent me is first-class.; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00070.html (7,537 bytes)
3. rubber-bumper Midgets revisited (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 6 Jul 90 8:34:56 CDT; Jim, we were not trying to blame it on the TR engine per se. We know all about the problems of the era. I was there, you know. The use of the "1500" label was merely for identification. Perhaps we s; /html/british-cars/1990-07/msg00071.html (7,731 bytes)
4. lever shocks, sealants (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 13:08:55 CDT; Roger, this is Permatex Ultra Blue. The greatest thing since sliced toast. My mechanic friends will use nothing else. In ordinary use with gaskets, it does not even seem necessary to get all the oil; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00006.html (7,568 bytes)
5. Re: The LBC Solution (jammed starter) (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 7 Jun 90 8:11:29 CDT; Interesting story about the TD. I know that MGB owners carry a piece of pipe whose end looks like it has been chewed on by metallic beavers. As I understand it, this is used to unstick the starter. I; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00021.html (6,863 bytes)
6. Re: MGB's and pipes (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 8 Jun 90 9:29:13 CDT; Hand-cranked MGBs? Maybe you're thinking of Triumphs. OK, I can see I'm getting nowhere with this, I will have to call one of these guys and ask how they use the pipe. -- phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov In re; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00035.html (6,922 bytes)
7. MGB quirks (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 8 Jun 90 11:03:11 CDT; OK! I have talked to Brian Erickson and now have the definative story on the stuck starter situation. The guy in the old days always caried pipes just to hit the starter motor itself. The reason they; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00036.html (7,789 bytes)
8. Re: More on LBC on MT (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 8 Jun 90 15:07:15 CDT; It has louvers starting close to the radiator going back about 1/2 to 2/3 of the way to the firewall, then a solid area a few inches wide and then a few more inches of louvers. Phil Ethier answers: T; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00052.html (7,374 bytes)
9. Re: clutch weirdness 66 MGB (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 12 Jun 90 10:45:05 CDT; I presume MGB throwouts are like Midgets'. They are quite fragile. They are merely carbon rubbing devices without any roller bearing to them. Never sit around with your foot on the clutch pedal and t; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00053.html (7,140 bytes)
10. Whitworth revisited (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Fri, 15 Jun 90 13:13:18 CDT; Moss has straightened out my problem with the Whitworth wrench. They were very nice about it. When they sent the right wrench, it was cheaper than the first one. They actually sent $1.60 in CASH AMER; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00081.html (6,965 bytes)
11. 3M event, part 1 (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 14:58:28 CDT; We had threatening weather in the Twin Cities on Saturday, June 15. I was in Rochester to watch my 8-year-old niece carry the torch for the upcoming U. S. Olympic Festival. They are having a torch ru; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00096.html (8,512 bytes)
12. 3M event part 2 (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 15:13:43 CDT; Yeah, that's the ticket, Bob's weight. The course: typical 3M. Lots of sweepers, some more than 180 degrees. No slaloms, worse luck. No real offset gates either. Nuts. Bridget loves slaloms and offse; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00097.html (9,016 bytes)
13. 3M event part 3 (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 15:24:47 CDT; I let the Bridget's engine idle to warm up for second runs. As I moved up to marshal, Ken Folch's Cortina GT, two cars ahead of me, started to smoke like mad. Ken seemed not to notice. I thought, gee; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00098.html (8,413 bytes)
14. 3M event part 4 of 4 (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 18 Jun 90 15:36:27 CDT; When I got back in after my two laps a guy told me it looked wild and asked me how it was. I told him it was a lot of sound and fury signifying a slightly slower time. Turned out to be a lot slower t; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00099.html (8,148 bytes)
15. autocross reports (3M) (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 19 Jun 90 10:03:56 CDT; If there is anyone who is missing any of the four parts of my 3M event report, I will be happy to email. I thought it would be easier to edit the text in MacWrite than in Lyrix, and it is. The proble; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00110.html (7,196 bytes)
16. Facet fuel pump (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 19 Jun 90 15:29:31 CDT; I got my Facet fuel pump from Whitney. The catalog says it fits 12-volt negative ground and positive-ground cars. The intructions do not say this. What is the deal with these pumps? Can I just pop it; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00118.html (7,103 bytes)
17. Re: Facet fuel pump (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Wed, 20 Jun 90 8:18:33 CDT; Duh, right. Right after I posted my original request, I noticed that there were two wires, a black one and a red one with a positive tag. I decided to wait til I got the thing home and slapped an oh; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00129.html (8,142 bytes)
18. Re: Facet fuel pump (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Thu, 21 Jun 90 8:51:54 CDT; It is the fact that the pints need attention on SU pumps that prompted me to replace it with a Facet. There are no points, the case seems to be potted and sealed so you can't work on it. Polarity cou; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00137.html (7,435 bytes)
19. Federal emissions years (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Mon, 25 Jun 90 9:05:15 CDT; As to a 74 Europa, I doubt that test limits are very demanding as that was the 1st year of controls on cars. ACTUALLY, CONSIDERABLE EMMISSIONS CONTROL REGULATIONS STARTED IN THE USA ON JANUARY 1, I96; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00175.html (6,776 bytes)
20. Re: Sonoma County autocross and Lucas tales of woe (score: 1): Author: sgi!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier); Date: Tue, 26 Jun 90 8:55:55 CDT; Knock on a wood-rim wheel, I have never had trouble with Lucas stuff since I got the car. When I first got the Spridget, the headlights did not work. Dirty contacts in the dimmer switch. Since then t; /html/british-cars/1990-06/msg00180.html (7,169 bytes)

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